In the wake of growing public concern about the introduction of Comprehensive Sexuality Education in SA schools, Cause for Justice (CFJ) last week met with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to get the facts about what is going on. This article is based on a report on the meeting […]
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‘Bad pastors’ and the law: Part 1 — When a pastor commits criminal or illegal acts in the name of religion
In this series of articles, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) discusses existing legal remedies for abuses or strange practices by religious leaders highlighted by the CRL Rights Commission and the media. FOR SA has consistently cited applicable existing laws as one of its objections to state regulation of […]
WATCH: Thousands attend Ascension Day celebration in PE
There was a joyous atmosphere on the Market Square in front of the Port Elizabeth City Hall this afternoon as several thousand Christians participated in an Ascension Day celebration initiated by city church leaders and hosted by PEFM 87.6 radio station. More than 100 church leaders worked together to arrange […]
Godspeed! ‘Holy Spirit’ saves speeder from ticket
Originally published in WND Millions of Christians across the world are well aware of the saving grace of the Holy Spirit. And now, police in one city are actually crediting the “Holy Spirit” for their decision not to charge a driver with speeding, after a snow-white dove was captured on […]
Time for Christians to live out their faith without fear — Chief Justice Mogoeng
‘Three minutes in Parliament that God used beyond expectations’ Many Christians in South Africa and beyond were inspired when Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng called for three minutes of meditation or prayer for the nation in parliament last week and then knelt down to pray. But some South Africans took to […]
WATCH: Man who transformed ‘murder capital’ of world speaking in PE
Known as the man who transformed the murder capital of the world, Poncho Murguia, of Ciudad Juárez in Mexico, will be visiting Port Elizabeth next week. Poncho will be teaching South Africans how they can play an active role in drastically reducing gang-related violence, the murder rate, extortion and corruption […]
PE residents choose to battle gang violence with prayer
About 500 members of a Port Elizabeth Northern Areas community living in the crossfire of deadly gang violence attended an anti-crime prayer meeting on a sportsfield in Bethelsdorp Ext 31 on Sunday afternoon. While those at the gathering organised by local church leaders called on the Lord to intervene in […]
NG Moreletapark clarifies status on possible split from DRC
One of the biggest and best-known Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) congregations, Moreletapark, in the eastern part of Pretoria, has recently been the topic of controversial news reports after it announced it may renounce its membership of the DRC. Moreletapark’s disclosure was made about two months after the Pretoria High Court […]
WATCH: President thanks Chief Justice for his unprecedented prayer in Parliament
Originally published in SA People News Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng had a massive task yesterday at the House of Parliament – to preside over the swearing-in ceremony of 400 members from 14 political parties, taking their oath to serve in the Sixth Democratic Parliament. But before he began, the Chief […]
Chief Rabbi calls for prayers for Ramaphosa
South Africa’s Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein has invited all South Africans to join him in prayer for the success of President Cyril Ramaphosa ahead of his inauguration on Saturday. “We all need G-d’s blessings at an historic time like this. Prayer has real power to change the world in the […]